I Am Not Ready To Back Away

As Far As I Know, The People Who Are Against My Candidacy Now Have The Upper Hand In The Kremlin. They Say: Who Knows What The Election Result Will Be? We Already Made That Mistake Once. And They Are Also Afraid Of All The Things I Would Say If They Let Me Run.

I Really Hate The People In Power. I Hate Them With Every Fiber Of My Being. That Is What Drives Me In Almost Everything I Do.

When Men Are Arrested Without Any Legal Basis And For Political Reasons, It's Merely A Routine, Everyday Occurrence In Russia, And Hardly Anyone Has Any Sympathy.

Without Any Doubt, I Am Striving For Power.

Putin And His Advisers Don't Understand The Power Of Public Opinion In The West. They Believe In Conspiracy Theories And That Someone Is Orchestrating A Malicious Campaign Against Russia. They Don't Realize That Even Conservative Politicians Have To React When Newspapers And Artists Express Their Concern On Such An Issue.